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Grades 2-8 EDI Lessons

The following lessons are designed to be resources for teachers. Feel free to utilize these lessons and change them to best meet the needs of your students. Please use or modify with your own discretion.

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Reading 1.2

R 1.2 Dividing Syllables (Flipchart)

Reading 1.5

R 1.5 Plural Nouns (-s, -es) (Flipchart)
R 1.5 Plural Nouns (y to ies) (Flipchart)
R 1.5 Plural Nouns (f, fe) (Flipchart)
R 1.5 Plural Nouns (irregular) (Flipchart)
R 1.5 Plural Nouns (irregular) IP (PDF)

Reading 1.7

R 1.7 Synonyms and Antonyms (Flipchart)
R 1.7 Synonyms/Antonyms (PowerPoint)
R 1.7 Synonyms and Antonyms IP (PDF)
R 1.7 Antonyms (Flipchart)
R 1.7 Synonyms (Flipchart)
R 1.7 Synonyms (Flipchart 2)

Reading 1.8

R 1.8 Compound Words (Flipchart)
R 1.8 Compound Words (Flipchart2)

Reading 1.9

R 1.9 Sufixes -er, -est (Flipchart)
R 1.9 Suffixes -ed,-ing and Basewords (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.1

RC 2.1 Table of Contents (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.5
RC 2.5 Fantasy/Realism (Flipchart)
RC 2.5 Fantasy/Realism (PowerPoint)

RC 2.5 Classifying Details in Non-fiction (Flipchart)
RC 2.5 Details- Chinatown (Flipchart)
RC 2.5 Details- A Trip to the Firehouse (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.6

R 2.6 Recognizing Cause/Effect in Text (Flipchart)

R 2.6 Identifying Cause/Effect in a Story (Flipchart)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.4

LA 3.4 Rhyme (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.1

WC 1.1 Complete/Incomplete Sentences (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Subject (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Subject IP (PDF)
WC 1.1 Action Part of a Sentence (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.3

WC 1.3 Nouns (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.4

WC 1.4 Commas in a Series (Flipchart2)

WC 1.4 Commas in a Series (Flipchart)
WC 1.4 Commas in a Series IP (PDF)

Writing Conventions 1.5
WC 1.5 Using Quotation Marks (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.6

WC 1.6 Proper Nouns (Flipchart)
WC 1.6 Proper Nouns (Flipchart2)

Writing Strategies1.4

WS 1.4 Write, Revise, and Edit Paragraphs (Flipchart)

Writing 2.2 Writing Applications

WA 2.2 Friendly Letter (Flipchart)

Reading 1.2

R 1.2 Syllabification (Flipchart)

Reading 1.6

R 1.6 Context Clues (Flipchart)
R 1.6 Context Clues IP (PDF)

Reading 1.8

R 1.8 Prefixes (PowerPoint)
R 1.8 Prefixes (bi-) (Flipchart)
R 1.8 Prefixes (mis-) (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.1

RC 2.1 Structural Features of Informational Text (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.2

RC 2.2 Drawing Conclusions (Flipchart)
RC 2.2 Making Inferences (Flipchart)
RC 2.2 Makining Inferences IP (PDF)
RC 2.2 Inferred Information (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.4

RC 2.4 Making Predictions (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.5

RC 2.5 Main Idea (Flipchart)
RC 2.5 Main Idea Tree Map (PDF)
RC 2.5 Main Idea Poster (PDF)
RC 2.5 Main Idea (Flipchart2)

Reading Comprehension 2.6

RC 2.6 Problem/Solution (PowerPoint)
RC 2.6 Problem/Solution Graphic Organizer (PDF)
RC 2.6 Problem/Solution IP (PDF)
RC 2.6 Extracting Problem/Solution (Flipchart2)

Writing Conventions 1.3

WC 1.3 Irregular past tense verbs (Flipchart)
WC 1.3 Irregular past tense verbs poster (PDF)
WC 1.3 Future Tense Verbs (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.4

WC 1.4 Subject/Predicate (Flipchart)
WC 1.4 Subject/Predicate (Flipchart2)

Writing Conventions 1.6

WC 1.6 Commas in dates (Flipchart)
WC 1.6 Commas in a location (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.7 Proper Nouns

WC 1.7 Proper Nouns (Flipchart)

Writing Strategies 1.4

WS 1.4 Editing Paragraphs for Coherence (Flipchart)

WS 1.4 Deleting sentences to revise (Flipchart)
WS 1.4 Revising (Flipchart)

Reading 1.2

R 1.2 Synonyms in context (Flipchart)
R 1.2 Synonyms in context IP (PDF)
R 1.2 Idioms (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.3

RC 2.3 Predictions (PowerPoint)
RC 2.3 Predictions (Flipchart)
RC 2.3 Making Predictions from Titles and Illustrations (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.4

RC 2.4 Creating Hypotheses (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.5

RC 2.5 Compare and Contrast (Flipchart)
RC 2.5 Compare and Contrast (PDF)
RC 2.5 Compare and Contrast Ecosystems (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.6

RC 2.6 Cause and Effect (Flipchart)
RC 2.6 Cause and Effect (Flipchart2)
RC 2.6 Fact and Opinion (Flipchart)
RC 2.6 Fact and Opinion (Flipchart2)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.2

LR 3.2 Summarizing Main Events (Flipchart)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.5

LR 3.5 Similes (Flipchart)
LR 3.5 Metaphors (Flipchart)
LR 3.5 Hyperbole (Flipchart)
LR 3.5 Figuraltive Language Poster (PDF)
LR 3.5 Personification (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.1

WC 1.1 Conjunctions (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Conjunctions (PowerPoint)
WC 1.1 Compound Subjects (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.3

WC 1.3 Prepositions (Flipchart)
WC 1.3 Prepositions Poster (PDF)

Writing Conventions 1.4

WC 1.4 Possessive Nouns (Flipchart)

Reading 1.3

R 1.3 Homographs (PowerPoint)
R 1.3 Synonyms (Flipchart)

Reading 1.4

R 1.4 Greek/Latin Roots (PowerPoint)
R 1.4 Greek/Latin Roots IP (PDF)

Reading 1.5

R 1.5 Identify and Interpret Similes (PowerPoint)

Reading Comprehension 2.2

RC 2.2 Sequential and Chronological Order (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.3

RC 2.3 Main Idea (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.4

RC 2.4 Drawing Conclusions (Flipchart)
RC 2.4 Making Generalizations (Flipchart)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.2

LR 3.2 Conflict Resolution (Flipchart)
LR 3.2 Conflict Resolution Graphic Org. (PDF)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.3

LR 3.3 Character Motive (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.1

WC 1.1 Prepositions (Flipchart)

WC 1.1 Prepositional Phrases (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Prepositional Phrases Poster (PDF)
WC 1.1 Prepositional Phrases IP (PDF)
WC 1.1 Independent and Subordinate Clauses (Flipchart)

WC 1.1 Independent and Subordinate Clauses Poster (PDF)
WC 1.1 Independent and Subordinate Clauses IP
WC 1.1 Appositives (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Identifying Conjunctions (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Using Conjunctions (Flipchart)

HM Theme PowerPoints

Earthquake Terror (PowerPoint)
Eye of the Storm (PowerPoint)

Volcanos (PowerPoint)
Michelle Kwan (PowerPoint)
La Bamba (PowerPoint)
The Fear Place (PowerPoint)
Mae Jemison (PowerPoint)
Paul Revere (PowerPoint)
Katie's Trunk (PowerPoint)
James Forten (PowerPoint)
Mariah Keeps Cool (PowerPoint)
Mom"s Best Friend (PowerPoint)
Yang the Second (PowerPoint)
Dear Mr. Henshaw (PowerPoint)
A Boy Called Slow (PowerPoint)
Elena (PowerPoint)
Pioneer Girl (PowerPoint)
Grizzly Bear (PowerPoint)
The Golden Lion (PowerPoint)
My Side of the Mountain (PowerPoint)

Journey to Discovery Week

Journey to Discovery Week 1 (PowerPoint)
Journey to Discovery Week 2 (PowerPoint)
Journey to Discovery Week 3 (PowerPoint)
Journey to Discovery Week 4 (PowerPoint)

Reading 1.2

R 1.2 Multiple Meaning Words (Flipchart)

Reading 1.3

R 1.3 Metaphors (Flipchart)

Reading 1.5

R 1.5 Shades of Meaning (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.3

RC 2.3 Connecting Main Ideas (Flipchart)
RC 2.3 Connecting Main Ideas (Flipchart2)

Reading Comprehension 2.4

RC 2.4 Notetaking Wartime Mistakes (PowerPoint)

Reading Comprehension 2.5

RC 2.5 Multi-Step Instructions (Flipchart)
RC 2.5 Mulit-Step Instructions (Flipchart2)

Reading Comprehension 2.6

RC 2.6 Supporting Conclusions with Evidence (Flipchart)

Reading Comprehension 2.8

RC 2.8 Propaganda in Text (PowerPoint)
RC 2.8 Persuasion in Text (PowerPoint)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.1

LR 3.1 Forms of Fiction (Flipchart)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.8

LR 3.8 Character Credibility (PowerPoint)

Writing Conventions 1.1

WC 1.1 Conjunctions (PowerPoint)

WC 1.1 Complex and Compound Sentences (Flipchart)
WC 1.1 Simple and Compound Sentences (Flipchart)

Writing Conventions 1.3

WC 1.3 Appositives (Flipchart)
WC 1.3 Semicolons (PowerPoint)
WC 1.3 Semicolons (Flipchart)
WC 1.3 Colons (Flipchart)

Writing Strategies 1.2

WS 1.2 Precise Language (Flipchart)

Writing Strategies 1.3

WS 1.3 Compare and Contrast (Flipchart)

Writing Strategies 1.6

WS 1.6 Edit and Revise (PowerPoint)

Reading Comprehension 2.4

RC 2.4 Argument (Flipchart)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.4

LR 3.4 Theme (Flipchart)

Writing 2.4

W 2.4 Persuasive Essay (PowerPoint)
W 2.4 Persuasive Tree Map (PDF)

Literary Response and Analysis 3.6

LR 3.6 Irony (Flipchart)

ELA 1 (Grade 9)

Reading 3.8

R 3.8 Ambiguity (PDF)

ELA 2 (Grade 10)

Last Modified on March 29, 2012

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